Montreal Canada Lebanese protest Canadian Govt stand on ME conflict

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Montreal Lebanese protest government's stand on attacks
MONTREAL: TORONTO -- About 1,000 members of Montreal's Lebanese community protested yesterday against the Harper government's stand on the Middle East conflict, marching in the city's downtown, past the Israeli consulate to a federal government building.
Similar anger was shared by the Canadian Arab Federation. Khaled Mouammar, the national president of the federation, said his group and five others that had invited Public Security Minister Stockwell Day to join them at the Aug. 4 dinner have called off the event because of the "hostile" stand taken by the Prime Minister with regard to the current situation in the Middle East.
"This is outrageous. This is not what Canadians stood for in the past. Canada has always sought to be an objective mediator, but they're now imitating the American front with no conscience for Canadian lives," Mr. Mouammar said.
"These are Canadians being killed, and all Stephen Harper could say was the Israeli response was a measured one."
There are an estimated 135,000 Lebanese Canadians in the country, with the majority living in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.

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